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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)

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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, but most of the US already did buy into LEDs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

LEDS are not the the problem, it’s the soldering them that inconveniences most people.

There’s plenty of startups that are pushing for more modular (think Lego brick) technologies to help us be more sustainable and replaceable in the digital age

It’s the same reason lightbulbs aren’t hard wired to the house and are instead fastened